State-by-State Breakdown
Texas
Fallon was an entrepreneur before entering politics, and he remains president and CEO of a patriotic-themed apparel company. During his tenure in the State House, Fallon is perhaps best known for co-authoring a 2013 Texas law which allows students and employees of independent school districts to say “Merry Christmas” rather…
Until recently Pfluger served in the Air Force. In 2019, Pfluger served for three months as a national security advisor with the White House National Security Council. Pfluger was one of 10 Republican candidates seeking to succeed retiring Rep. Mike Conaway, winning the primary with 52.2% of the vote…
Jackson served in the Navy as as the White House physician. On March 28, 2018, President Trump announced that he planned to replace David Shulkin with Ronny Jackson as secretary of Veterans Affairs. One month later, the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs postponed a hearing on his nomination after current and former employees on the White House medical staff accused Jackson of…
Nehls was most recently Sheriff of Fort Bend County (TX). Nehls was serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan during his first campaign for constable in 2004. His identical twin brother, Trevor, ran his campaign. He served as constable through the end of 2012, and he began his service as Sheriff of Fort Bend County on January 1, 2013. In 2019, he announced his candidacy to represent the 22nd district…
Gonzales’s career experience includes working as a cryptologist with the U.S. Navy. He has served in public office at the local level before being elected to the House. Gonzales won the Republican nomination for Texas’s 23rd Congressional District following a runoff election against Raul Reyes, which came down to a 39 vote lead with nearly 25,000 cast. He ran against Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones to succeed Republican Will Hurd in representing the district…
Van Duyne served in marketing and strategic alliance roles for a technology company and as the President of BCI Marketing Group for over nine years. Van Duyne initially ran for the Irving City Council in 2004, defeating incumbent Democrat Herbert Gears, who she bested again in 2010 when she won the race for mayor. She served as Irving Mayor until 2017 when she decided not to run for re-election. After serving as a Regional Director for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)…